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Whatever you’ve got planned this summer-time at the beach, traveling to exotic destinations, or barbecuing in your backyard — you need a good book to keep you company. Luckily, our “GMA” book editor has picked an exciting list of must-reads to keep the pages turning through the summer.
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
What if your version of the story is the wrong one? That’s what Trust Exercise asks. What starts as a love story between two teens at an art school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves. As the perspective of the book shifts, the truth breaks. Susan Choi keeps you on your toes until the very last sentence.
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
This beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting. Shy May is given some unexpected time off as a university gardener and is inspired to reconnect with four once-close friends. She chooses to bypass her friends’ online lives to instead meet them IRL( in real life). Gives a whole new meaning to Instagram vs. reality.
Mrs Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Get a box of tissues and get ready to meet Jo and Bethie Kaufman—two very different sisters—whose lives, twists and turns we follow over 70 years. New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles what it means to be a woman over various generations in this exciting novel.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
From the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat Pray Love comes a delicious love story about showgirls in 1940s New York City. Gilbert brings charm, adventure and the idea that you don’t have to be a good girl to be a good person.
【语篇概述】本文属于说明文, 介绍适合消遣娱乐的四本小说。
21. What does Trust Exercise focus on?
A. Teen love.
B. Art school education.
C. Truth and lies.
D. Teenagers’ self-protection.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段What starts as a love story between two teens at an art school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves. 可知, 这个故事以两个青少年在艺术学校的爱情故事开始, 但是后面成为探讨青少年自我保护的话题, 故可知, 这本小说关注的是青少年的自我保护。
22. Which book is relevant to social networking?
A. Trust Exercise. B. Rules for Visiting.
C. City of Girls. D. Mrs Everything.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段This beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting. 可知, 这本小说探讨的是数字时代的孤独以及亲自拜访艺术的消失, 故可知, 这本小说与社交有关, 故选B。
23. What do Mrs Everything and City of Girls have in common?
A. They feature history stories.
B. The two stories happened in the 1940s.
C. They are by New York Times best-selling authors.
D. The characters have influenced various generations.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Mrs Everything部分的New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles. . . 以及City of Girls部分的From the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat Pray Love可知, 这两本小说的作者都是纽约时报畅销书的作者, 故选C。
